GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| encompass | include |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |